squeamish
English
Alternative forms
- sweamish, swaimish (dialectal)
- squeimish, squemish, squeamous (obsolete)
Etymology
Alteration of earlier squeamous, substituting -ous with -ish, from Anglo-Norman escoymous.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskwiːmɪʃ/
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Translations
easily bothered or upset; tending to be nauseous or nervous
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